PTP/IP Adapter Design and Connectivity Techniques for Legacy Imaging Appliances

Author

Bigioi, Petronel ; Raducan, Illariu ; Steinberg, Eran ; Corcoran, Peter

Volume

53

Issue

2

fYear

2007

fDate

5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

405

Lastpage

411

Abstract

PTP/IP is an emerging connectivity standard for networked imaging appliances. It combines the ease of use and seamless connectivity of Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) with the ubiquity of TCP/IP networks. In this paper we examine methods to enable legacy PTP appliances to gain the benefits of PTP/IP through the design of bridge and gateway adapters which can be simply plugged into the USB ports of such appliances. The internal firmware stacks of such adapters are described and practical case studies describe the adaptation of legacy PTP cameras and printers to connect over a conventional 802.11 wireless LAN.

Keywords

IP networks; domestic appliances; wireless LAN; 802.11 wireless LAN; PTP/IP adapter design; Picture Transfer Protocol; TCP/IP networks; USB ports; bridge adapters; connectivity standard; connectivity techniques; gateway adapters; legacy PTP cameras; legacy imaging appliances; networked imaging appliances; printers; Bridges; Cameras; Home appliances; IP networks; Microprogramming; Printers; Protocols; TCPIP; Universal Serial Bus; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-3063

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TCE.2007.381708

Filename

4266921